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doesn't mitt romney understand, we can't rebuild america...by tearing down the middle class. priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> no sooner did the nationals get into the play-offs and the government threw cold water on fans by announcing higher taxi fairs for the postseason games. but the mayor complained. >> tom sherwood joins us with the story. >> jim, there are going to be huge crowds, but no one expected higher taxi fares. more than 6,000 cabs in the district. none will make extra money with $1 passenger surcharges during the play-offs announced wednesday evening, killed hours later. what happened? you reversed it? >> well, they told me, the mayor made it clear he didn't approve of it. and it's the mayor's program. and so i rescinded it. >> reporter: maybe quickly reversed, but there's still a lot of irritation about the jolt to fans. >> never understood the rationale for it in the first place. but more than that, we have to stop having these knee-jerk reactions in the industry. >> something i definitely would not have supported.
doesn't mitt romney understand, we can't rebuild america...by tearing down the middle class. priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> no sooner did the nationals get into the play-offs and the government threw cold water on fans by announcing higher taxi fairs for the postseason games. but the mayor complained. >> tom sherwood joins us with the story. >> jim, there are going to be huge crowds, but no one expected higher taxi fares. more...
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-- that unemployment rate is going to come down not because people are giving up and dropping out of the workforce, but because we're creating more jobs. >> after two days in virginia, the romney campaign is moving on to another battleground state this weekend, florida. >>> new developments in the trial of a teen saved from a fiery wreck. prosecutors say richardson and three friends took a stolen toyota on a joy ride back in march. the car crashed into a tree and burst into flames killing everyone but richardson. the jury was split. richardson will be sentenced and faces up to seven years in prison. >>> connecticut avenue in northwest is back open after being cleared by the d.c. bomb squad. the police close the 1700 block around noon after the man robbed the t.d. bank. he dropped a package while making his get away. the bank was evacuated and no one was hurt. a bomb squad determined the package was not a bomb. that man has not been found. >>> virginia health officials today confirm two new cases of the deadly form of meningitis caused by spinal injections. >> this is a story that sta
-- that unemployment rate is going to come down not because people are giving up and dropping out of the workforce, but because we're creating more jobs. >> after two days in virginia, the romney campaign is moving on to another battleground state this weekend, florida. >>> new developments in the trial of a teen saved from a fiery wreck. prosecutors say richardson and three friends took a stolen toyota on a joy ride back in march. the car crashed into a tree and burst into...
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i'm mitt romney, and i approve this message. the proof may have been caught on video. >>> all right. >> we've got three games here if necessary. you would think the nationals are in the drivers seat. >> of course they are. >> this is good. i'm feeling good about it. the nationals had four all-stars on the team this year. if they're going to make it to the world series, the nationals' studs are going to need some help. we saw it against the cardinals in game one with back-up tyler moore getting the game winning hit. another under the radar candidate primed to turn on the spotlight. catcher kurt suzuki. he has fit right in since joining the nats this summer. >> reporter: they called him kurt clutch in his younger days. it still fits here with the washington nationals. >> when clutch hits, kurt suzuki got into this ball club since he came over from the a's. >> reporter: he has had a wild two months in washington. >> how hard was it to acclimate to a whole new pitching staff and team clubhouse? >> it takes a while. you know? being w
i'm mitt romney, and i approve this message. the proof may have been caught on video. >>> all right. >> we've got three games here if necessary. you would think the nationals are in the drivers seat. >> of course they are. >> this is good. i'm feeling good about it. the nationals had four all-stars on the team this year. if they're going to make it to the world series, the nationals' studs are going to need some help. we saw it against the cardinals in game one with...
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and expanding trade, cracking down on china, and improving job training takes us to over 12 million new jobs. i'm mitt romney, and i approve this message. >>> the annual columbus day celebration outside union station took on added significance today. this is the 100th anniversary of the statue honoring christopher columbus. the crowded and often confusing traffic circle named after columbus is finally getting a makeover. as tom sherwood shows us now, some people also want changes for the historic statue. >> reporter: from patriotic songs to grand processions, the annual columbus day celebration drew a crowd to columbus circle to celebrate history. >> columbus, as an explorer, made a spectacular difference in the history of the world. you can't imagine how extraordinary it was to have somebody say, i'm going to head out into that unknown ocean -- >> reporter: the statue of columbus was donated 100 years ago. >> back in 1912 on this very spot. >> reporter: in recent decade the grand fountain, there's no water now, fell into disrepr. it becomes a homeless shelter at night and the mountain
and expanding trade, cracking down on china, and improving job training takes us to over 12 million new jobs. i'm mitt romney, and i approve this message. >>> the annual columbus day celebration outside union station took on added significance today. this is the 100th anniversary of the statue honoring christopher columbus. the crowded and often confusing traffic circle named after columbus is finally getting a makeover. as tom sherwood shows us now, some people also want changes for...